The Migrant Worker Task Force video series about Migrant Worker Rights in Lebanon is now available in Arabic!

“Welcome to Lebanon” was inspired by a Ministry of Tourism campaign from some months ago which sought to lure tourists to the country through a number of clips that emphasized the country’s touristic highlights, like Lebanese cuisine and having sex with Lebanese women (for more on that misogynistic and demeaning commercial, check this article out).

We decided, in light of the Ministry’s attempts to show what Lebanon has to offer foreign visitors, to re-examine them from the perspective of the estimated 1.2 foreign migrant workers, and in particular the nearly 400,000 foreign domestic workers.

Lebanon is a place where people from all over the world come and discuss, a place where East and West meet and mix and global communication takes place. But how’s meeting the world going if, like 80% of domestic workers, you’re not allowed to leave the house?